Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala

Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala

1998 · 158 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama

Vijayan, the village school teacher, believes that his degree in economics is sufficient for him to succeed in the business ventures he undertakes. Taking long leaves of absence from work, he roams around with his schemes, all of which turn out to be downright failures.

Directed by Sreenivasan · Written by Sreenivasan

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Sreenivasan Vijayan
Sangita Shyamala
Sudheesh Suku
Thilakan Karunan
Innocent Achuthan Nair
Nedumudi Venu The Headmaster
Mamukkoya Usman
Siddique Johnnykutty
Augustine Barbar Chandhran
James Chacko
Sreehari
Shafna Kavya

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